Tjimpuna Williams
Tjimpuna Williams — 'Clay Kin II', 2025
Clay Kin brings together seven dynamic artists in a landmark collaboration between the APY Art Centre Collective (APYACC) and Craft Victoria. This exhibition celebrated the expansion of APYACC artists into contemporary ceramics, offering Melbourne audiences a rare glimpse into the evolving material practices of First Nations makers.
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Tjimpuna Williams
Community: Ernabella (Pukatja), SA
Tjimpuna has worked across several mediums including painting, linocut prints and batik, but her chosen medium is ceramics. For 20 years she worked out of the Ernabella Arts where she honed her craft before joining the APY Adelaide Studio in 2020. In 2012 she was a finalist in the Indigenous Ceramic Art Awards at Shepparton Art Museum.
Tjimpuna uses traditional patterns that relate to rockhole (jukula) or sand dune (tali), and also paints the Tjukurpa of her mother’s country - Piltati, near Kanpi in the APY Lands. Tjimpuna's artwork has been included in a number of exhibitions both here and overseas. Her artwork has been acquired for the collections of the National Museum of Australia, Australian National Gallery, Queensland Art Gallery and Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan
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APY Art Centre Collective x Craft
June 19 – July 26
Clay Kin is a testament to the strength of kinship, culture and creative innovation. It marks a significant moment in contemporary Australian ceramics, where ancestral knowledge meets new forms, and where clay becomes a vessel for both tradition and transformation.
Artists in this exhibition represent many communities and art centres which are at the heart of the APY Lands. Founded in 2017, the APY Art Centre Collective is an initiative that provides support, resources, and opportunities for First Nations artists from the APY Lands and beyond. Through exhibitions, workshops, and cultural exchanges, the collective aims to promote Indigenous voices, foster cross-cultural understanding, and generate economic opportunities for Aboriginal communities.
Tiarnie Edwards / Yatitji Heffernan / Jennifer Ingkatji / Josina Pumani / Debra Umala / LeShaye Swan / Tjimpuna Williams
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Material: Clay sculptural vessel
Dimensions: 31 x 11 x 12cm
Cat. no: 250-25AS
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